Auto Industry

April 4, 1985

MARCH GAINS. Sales of U.S. cars in late March climbed 6.9 percent from a year earlier, while sales for the full month rose 5.6 percent, the auto companies said Wednesday. Pacesetters: Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp., which have benefited from their offers of cut-rate financing and other incentives. U.S. sales of Japanese cars: Down 4.5 percent from a year earlier. Domestic car sales: 768,927 cars, compared with 756,164 in March 1984.